Warning from pulp mill protesters

ANTI-PULP mill campaigners have warned of a High Court challenge and mass protests outside state Parliament to fight against legislation to smooth the way for the Tamar Valley pulp mill to go ahead.

Premier Lara Giddings will today reveal the details of proposed legislation designed to thwart a Tasmanian Conservation Trust legal challenge to the permits for the failed timber company Gunns project.

If the legislation passes the Parliament, trust director Peter McGlone has vowed to challenge it in the High Court.

"It's a threat to the rightful power of courts to review legislation," Mr McGlone said.

"The potential precedent is just horrifying."

He was confident of securing enough support in the community and legal fraternity to take the case to the High Court.

"There are a lot of people out there that will put their lives on hold and dramatically throw their support behind this fight," Mr McGlone said.

Wilderness Society spokesman Vica Bayley said the move to protect the "dodgy pulp mill" from legal threats would galvanise community opposition.